Constructing Regional Advantage: Platform Policies Based on Related Variety and Differentiated Knowledge Bases

Abstract

Asheim B. T., Boschma R. and Cooke P. Constructing regional advantage: platform policies based on related variety and differentiated knowledge bases, Regional Studies. This paper presents a regional innovation policy model based on the idea of constructing regional advantage. This policy model brings together concepts like related variety, knowledge bases and policy platforms. Related variety attaches importance to knowledge spillovers across complementary sectors. The paper categorizes knowledge into 'analytical' (science based), 'synthetic' (engineering based) and 'symbolic' (arts based) in nature, with different requirements of 'virtual' and real proximity mixes. The implications of this are traced for evolving 'platform policies' that facilitate economic development within and between regions in action lines appropriate to incorporate the basic principles behind related variety and differentiated knowledge bases. Asheim B. T., Boschma R. and Cooke P. 构建区域优势：基于&# 30456;关多样性以及不同 693;识基础的平台政策ᦁ 2; 区域研究。 本文展示了基于构建&# 21306;域优势这一理念的 306;域创新政策模型。 本政策模型整合了相&# 20851;多样性、知识基础 197;及政策平台等概念Ӎ 0;相对多样性概念强调 了相互补充的部门间&# 30693;识外溢存在的重要 615;。本文按知识的性ฝ 6;将其分类为：分析性 （以科学为基础）、&# 20808;验性（以工程为基 784;）以及象征性（以ഌ 2;术为基础），不同类 别的知识对于“真实&# x201d;有着不同的要求。 991;章考察了上述分类ल 5;于“平台政策”演进 的影响，平台政策有&# 21161;于整合相关多样性 644;不同知识基础背后௚ 0;基本原则，以此辅助 区域内外协同发展。 相关多样性 不同知识基础 区域创新政策 区域（衍 生）分支 Asheim B. T., Boschma R. et Cooke P. L'etablissement de l'avantage regional: une plate-forme economique fondee sur la variete liee et des bases de connaissance differenciee, Regional Studies. Cet article cherche a presenter un modele de la politique en faveur de l'innovation regionale fondee sur la notion de l'etablissement de l'avantage regional. Cette politique reunit des notions telles la variete liee, les bases de connaissance, et des plates-formes economiques. La variete attache de l'importance aux retombees de connaissance a travers des secteurs complementaires. L'article classe la connaissance, par nature, sous les rubriques 'analytique' (fondee sur la science), 'synthetique' (fondee sur l'ingenierie) et 'symbolique' (fondee sur les arts), y compris des besoins differents pour les melanges de proximites 'virtuelle' et reelle. On en esquisse les implications quant aux 'plates-formes economiques'qui facilitent le developpement economique sur les plans intra et interregionaux a partir des actions appropriees aux principes qui etayent la variete liee et les bases de connaissance differenciee. Variete liee Bases de connaissance differenciee Plate-forme Politique en faveur de l'innovation regionale Ramification regionale Asheim B. T., Boschma R. und Cooke P. Aufbau eines regionalen Vorteils: Plattform-Politiken auf der Grundlage von verwandter Varietat und differenzierten Wissensbasen, Regional Studies. In diesem Beitrag wird ein Modell fur regionale Innovationspolitik auf der Grundlage der Idee des Aufbaus eines regionalen Vorteils vorgestellt. In diesem politischen Modell werden unter anderem Konzepte von verwandter Varietat, Wissensbasen und politischen Plattformen mitein...

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“…This mirrors the suggestion in the literature on regional innovation policy (e.g. Asheim et al 2011) that regional actors are better able to design successful policies than national actors, due to their knowledge of place specific conditions and their ability to fine-tune policies. The argument in this literature is that almost every region has innovative potential, but that the nature of this innovative potential differs due to industrial and technological specialisations, and that policies should take this into account.…”

“…however, its conceptualisation of proximity in both spatial and non-spatial terms allows the sensitivity to distant relations that is absent in traditional approaches in economic geography (see Asheim et al 2011;Boschma and Frenken 2012).…”

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“…We thus confirm the findings of Rosenkopf and Almeida (2003) and Song et al (2003). This underlines the by now generally heard advice for regional policy makers to stimulate a diverse local economy, with space for related variety or spontaneous 'smart' specialization (Duranton and Puga 2000;Asheim et al 2011;Foray 2015).…”

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“…The notion of differentiated knowledge bases (Asheim, Boschma, & Cooke, 2011b) has enriched the discussion about the reorientation of modern RIS policies. Its proponents argue for a shift from narrow R&D and high-tech policies towards a broad based and systemic policy approach that promotes not only analytical but also synthetic and symbolic knowledge bases and combinations of them.…”